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  • Big News!

    Weโ€™re incredibly proud to announce that Si King has agreed to become Patron of our County Durham and Sunderland Foodbank network.

    Internationally renowned foodie and proud Durham lad, Si brings with him a strong passion for supporting North East communities. Alongside his television work, he has a number of business interests across the region, particularly in Sunderland โ€“ including PROPA and its fantastic pies, which many of you will already know and love!

    โ€œ๐˜š๐˜ชโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ ๐˜ข ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต.โ€ โ€“ Glenn Jones (Trustee and interim CEO)

  • Harvest 2026

    Harvest is a time to come together, give thanks and share what we have with others in our community.

    For many people, putting food on the table isnโ€™t always easy. This Harvest, your support can help us provide essential food and support to local people facing difficult times.

    Every donation and every act of kindness makes a difference.

    If you would like to support us this Harvest, please get in touch at foodstore@durhamfoodbank.org.uk